Re: sewer water backup, should I charge tenant?

Re: sewer water backup, should I charge tenant? by OK-LL on September 5, 2010 @09:04

You got scammed big-time by your contractors! A brown-water backup should not cost $3K to clean. Walls/floors and other affected areas would have merely required cleaning with a final once-over with a bleach-water solution, and the carpets would have required pad be pulled, carpet cleaned, new pad laid and carpet restretched. Would have been under $1K if it involved 1000 SF.

I don't believe the LL/T statute addresses plumbing directly, but you should google it to see. What does your lease say about responsibility for plumbing stoppages? Mine says I'm giving tenant the plumbing in good working order and it is their job to keep it that way. What does your lease say about collateral damage from slow/no reporting? Mine says it is the tenant's responsibility to promptly notify LL of all maintenance issues, whether tenant or LL's responsiblity. This allows me to keep up with what's been done by the tenant on my maintenance logs for each property.

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